Tuesday, December 18, 2012

A Winter's Respite Read-a-Thon--Sign Up Here!

It's here! The official sign up for A Winter's Respite Read-a-Thon! It's just a month away on January 21 - 27! It will start at 12:00am Monday and end at 11:59pm on Sunday. Times are central standard time so adjust your times accordingly. Of course, like most read-a-thons, the books read must be novels or novellas, adult or young adult are fine, and you can read children's books too (as long as you do read some novels too). Note: Non-Fiction is also okay! You DO NOT have to participate the entire week. Join in when you can, start in the middle, end early...whatever works best for your schedule. As long as you sign in at the sign-in post and do some kind of wrap up post, you're in for the big giveaway at the end. As with my previous read-a-thons, it will be a week of relaxed reading during which we can personally challenge ourselves and whittle away those ever looming TBR piles/shelves/libraries. I hope you will join me! I will not be hosting any mini-challenges, as we learned from my last two read-a-thons, focusing on the reading rocks. However, if anyone else would like to host a mini-challenge, you are more than welcome. We will have a few scheduled Twitter chats again (and perhaps some more reading sprints). Our twitter hashtag is #WintersRespite

Sign up in the linky below. You do not have to do a post now, unless you want to help spread the word (hint, hint...) If you don't have a blog, use Facebook, Twitter or Goodreads. Having a blog is not required. Be sure to grab the button at the top of this post. (Don't forget that this is just the sign-up linky. There will be starting line sign-in and wrap-up linkies during the read-a-thon and doing both is required to be eligible for the giveaway).

I am looking for prize donations so if anyone would like to contribute, let me know. Authors, this is a great way to promote your book! Email me--truebookaddictATgmailDOTcom

I am absolutely joining it! And it's perfect timing too, as the Man will be on a work trip for a few weeks and my fall semester just ended. Hurray, I'm excited! I'll share it on my blog and FB too this weekend :)

This will be my first read-a-thon. I'm excited! But the post says the books must be novels or novellas, does that mean no non-fiction? If so, I'd better get the non-fiction I'm in the middle of read in the next couple days!

I'm glad you're joining us! I'm so sorry...non-fiction is fine too. I don't know why I stipulated things that way. It was because I didn't use to allow children's books, but now I do if people read full length books too. So, yes, go ahead and read your non-fiction. I have a ton of non-fiction I need to catch up on too, but may not for this read-a-thon. Again, welcome! I'll change the post to reflect the allowance of non-fiction. =O)

Sorry I missed this read a thon but look forward to spring. I guess horror books are the theme? Would magic or mystery thrillers or classics (like Sherlock Holmes) or vampires count? I'm sure I can find something that fits the bill.

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